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Monday, May 19, 2014

This is the first time I've offered a trip to the South of France and am so excited to take my guests to so many fabulous places. Basically, we'll be staying in Barcelona, Avignon and Carcassonne.
We will be beginning and ending the tour in Barcelona spending a total of three nights there, where we'll visit the La Rambla and a few things Gaudi.
We'll travel on to Collioure just the other side of the Pyrenees which is a seaside town with a Knights Templar fort and castle. It was a town favored by the Fauve artistic movement that favored it for the light.
We'll travel on to Provence where we'll stay in Avignon for five nights. We'll explore the city and the Pope's Palace, and drive to other destinations for day trips including Nimes, Orange, Aix-en-Provence and St. Maximin-la-Baume. Guests will enjoy a wine tasting event and a bit of free time as well.
We'll be part of the local music scene as I'll be performing a set with the French rockabilly band Kad and the Fifty-Fives. Look for us in Nimes the evening of June 28, and in Sorgues, on July 1, that is part of their summer festival.
After that, we're on to Carcassonne, where we'll spend three nights to enjoy medieval delights and cassoulet. We'll visit the fabled Rennes-le-Chateau, the Cathar Chateau of Puilaruens, and enjoy performances of jousting and flamenco.
During our drives we'll enjoy lunches and a bit of site-seeing in Stes. Maries de la Mer, Narbonne, and Perpignan.
Even though this tour is now closed, I can always create a tour for you and your group.